Update #3:

We have fixed the "TRUE" bug on Nightshade that's been tormenting us for quite some time. The fix also comes with updated drivers for new NVidia chips.

The Windows version is ready and available:
nightshade.cs.uchicago.edu/downloads.html

The MacOS version still needs a bit of time.

going through a surgery while also being an artist and hobby writer means I'm taking notes of everything that's happening with my body during recovery to use later lol

omg I have to work, but this whole surgery recovery thing makes me so tired I would sleep the whole day and night if I could. For real! My nap today was so good I could barely wake up to take the meds lol

thank you so much!!! I'm doing my best and getting better each day 💪

After the surgery I've been paying my sleep debt very consistently lmao I think I never slept as much as I'm doing now, but each time I wake up feeling like I healed more is worth it. I'd just like to be able to do something about this twisted vertebra in my upper back that's been killing me

Oh don't worry about credits haha I doubt I was the first person to notice it. It was a very curious name for me when I was doing the relics, so I ended up researching! I'll love to read more about these references if you make another thread 🤩

The patch MSQ gets a lot better as it goes on. Do it for the next expansion haha The raids are also really cool

This is such an enriching thread! Thank you for taking the time to write it all! I love researching about the real world references in Final Fantasy games, so it was a delight learning more about your culture. One more reference that comes to mind is monk's HW relic, Verethragna

true! And there's nothing like the dopamine rush we feel from turning into art some crazy thought we had about characters we're obsessed with lmao

Draw fanart out of love for the fandom, not because of likes or followers. Drawing fanart of something you don't feel any connection with or joy just for social media klout is a recipe for burnout

blending brushes for procreate

mermaid scale brushes for procreate and csp

stars and galaxy brushes for procreate

glitter brushes for procreate

also since you’re here, i’m a brush maker too! you can find my brushes here 🫶

🎨 ko-fi.com/everydaymerl...

🎨 www.patreon.com/c/MerlinGG

Dried up my oroberyls trying to get Rossi, but alas, it was not meant to be lmao She decided to leave it for the 100% pity, but I don't have enough currency to do the last pull lmfaooo Well, I got the other operators I wanted before her, so I guess I can't complain. Time to save up for Mi Fu

Darling Yvonne! She's so cute omg!!!!

I WANT TO DRAWWWW AAAAAAAAAAAAAH

Meu Deus como o Word é amaldiçoado! Eu odeio trabalhar com essa merda de aplicativo mal-feito

After my surgery, I plan to finally dedicate myself more to commissions again. Hopefully, my plan will go well and I'll be able to offer some different options ♥

That neighbor who demolishes the whole house everyday at 6am. It's insane how some people just cannot live in a community.

Been noodling away on this for ages and wanted to get it finished so I can start new things :)

Glad was very intrigued with the Azem stone after he got it. #ffxiv #finalfantasyxiv #ffixvart #warrioroflight

Whatever it is you're dreaming of, keep going - I promise the work is worth it ❤️

Progress may be tough to see at times, but no matter what you are heading in the right direction.

Emissary
#ffxiv

A Final Fantasy 14 illustration for Hatching-tide 2026. Four characters are wearing egg-themed eyeglasses while smiling at the camera. From left to right: Honey B. Lovely wearing a pair of pink eyeglasses adorned with multicolored flowers, with her left index finger pointing towards her face; Yaana wearing hot pink eyeglasses embellished with flower patterns and a star atop her head, while she is making a heart shape with her fingers; Eutrope wearing purple Spriggan-themed eyeglasses atop her head; and Neyuni wearing a colorful pair of egg-shaped eyeglasses with a basket of colorful eggs in her lap.

We're in for a scramble: Hatching-tide is almost here! 🎵

Get ready for festivities in celebration of profoundly prophetic dreams and exceptionally eggy eggs starting Monday, March 23! 🥚 sqex.to/amd8K

Comic - G'raha and Thancred are sitting at a table across from one another. Thancred: While everyone has welcomed you with open arms, I'm afraid I won't be as kind yet. Not until you answer some very important questions. G'raha: [Internal thoughts] So intense. Are all Scions initiations like this? Gotta play it cool. Thancred: Tell me, G'raha Tia... What are your true intentions to date my daughter- Val: [blushing] THANCRED! G'raha: Wh-what? [also blushing] Val: For the last time, I'm not your daughter!!

Super old comic, but it still makes me giggle. Post 5.3. Thankfully Thancred's only messing around. Probably.

Illustration - #ffxiv #ffxivart #thancred #grahatia #wolgraha #valraha #dawnriedoodles #anime

Nossa, tem trabalho que parece que é um parto pra sair. A gente fica sem foco, aí quando vai fazer, tá com sono e começa a dormir no meio. Ainda bem que terminou... vou dormir

And Alisaie was the last to come out for me lmao Always making a special entrance. Her rapier came a little bent because of the plastic bag, but it's very malleable material, so I'm straightening it with some braces.

Here's Alphinaud with his adorable baby face

Here's Urianger and Y'shtola. Unfortunately, they made Y'shtola white, but at least her face paint is lovely with the thick eyelashes and the 3 shaped cat mouth. Her hair sculpt is also really cute.

Yooo my cuties I bought last year finally arrived :D To anyone wondering if these chibi figurines are worth the price, I think their quality is pretty good! Here's G'raha and Thancred #ffxivmerch #finalfantasyxiv

"We lose out as a community when we treat everyone else as a direct competitor." Louder for the people in the back, please!

Last night I started reading the Yorha Boys novel. I only read the preface before sleep, but it's already so good. Damn No. 9 lol I already knew this part before, but reading it again always gets me going. I should replay Nier Automata